58 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



"The lirst Grand Jv/fij^ in Pennsglvania, was summoned on the second 

 of tlie third month, this year, [1683] upon some persons accused of 

 issuinsf counterfeit silver money .^ The Governor and Council sat as a 

 Court of Justice on the occasion. The names of those impannelled and 

 attested to serve on the Graad Jury were, Thomas Lloyd, Foreman, 

 Enock Flower^ Richard, Wood^ Joh,n Harding, John Hill, Edward Louff, 

 James Boydea, Nicholas Walae, John James, John Vanhorson, Robert 

 Hall, \'^a]£ntme Holliti(isivijrl^ John Louff, John Wale, 



tSaniuel Harh', John Parsons, John Blunston, Thomas Fitzivater, William 

 Guest, John Curtis, Robert Lucas, Henry Jones and CqJeh Pusey. 



"A bill (tr bills, being found by the Grand Jury, a Petty Jury was 

 therefore impannelled and attested; whose names were: John Claypoole, 

 Foreman, Robert Tur)U'r, Robert Ewer, Andrew Binkson, JoJtn, Barnes, 

 Jose.j)h Fisher, Deaai>< Roch/ord, William Howell, Walter King, Benjamin 

 Whitehead, TJujraas Rouse and David Breintnalir 



At this time Penn was probabl}^ renewing his negotiations with the 

 Indians, as would appeal* from two deeds on record for land purchased. 

 The lirst dated June 2;:5d, 1683, between William Penn and Kings Tam- 

 anen and Metamequan, conveys their land near Neshemanah (Nesh- 

 aminy) creek, and thence to Pennapecka (Pennypack.) ^ The second 

 <lated July 14, 1683 is for lands lying between the Schuylkill and Chester 

 ]'ivers.'* 



'•In one of the purchases of land made from the Indians, it was stipu- 

 lated that it should extend ' as far back as a man could walk in three 

 days.' . Tradition relates that William Penn, himself, with several of his 

 friends and a number of Indian chiefs, 'began to walk out this land at 

 the mouth of the Neshaminy, and walked up the Delaware ; that in one 

 <lay and a half, they got to a spruce tree near the mouth of Baker's 

 creek, when William, concluding this Avould include as much land as he 

 v/ould want at present, a line was run and marked from the spruce tree 

 to Neshaminy, and the remainder left to be walked out when it should 

 130 wanted for settlement." 'It is said they walked leisurely, after the 

 Indian manner, sitting down sometimes to smoke their pipes, to eat bis- 

 p',uit and cheese, and drink a bottle of wine. It is certain they arrived at the 

 ,<pruce tree in a day and a half, the whole distance rather less than thirty 

 miles." The remainder of the line was not run till the 20th of Septem- 

 ber 1733, when the Governor of Pennsylvania employed three of the 

 fastest walkers that could be found, one of whom, Edward Marshall, 

 walked in a day and a half the astounding distance of eighty six miles. 

 The name of William Penn has by some persons been unjustly coupled 

 with this disgraceful transaction, which did not take place till many years 

 after his death. I'he Indians felt themselves much aggrieved by this 

 iProiul. 2 Watson. 3 Mem. Hist. Soc. Pa. 



